The Superbowl... It's a party right? I'm not a sports fan at all. I don't know any of the rules of football. But, I do love hanging out and having tapas! That's what a Superbowl party is right? Snacks=tapas? That's the way I interpret it at least. I hung out with a friend who's an actual football fan for Superbowl and I brought snacks since I couldn't offer any meaningful commentary. I actually tried for a couple minutes... However my friend was not impressed with me enthusiastic "he's happy because he pushed that other guy down!" and "he touched the ball so now he's gonna slap that other guy's butt!" comments. I can wax poetic about many things but football is not one of them.

GREEN SAUCE

My friend Devin makes this wonderful cross between salsa verde and guacamole that I love. I can say it's my fried chicken. I love dips. I love chips. I love avocados. This green sauce is like a trifecta of all three things in one! What's not to love. So for my Superbowl get together I decided to try to make my own version of a green sauce. I think Devin's has tomatillos in it... I didn't go that route. The end result was refreshing and "more-ish."

MORE-ISH (adj)- So delicious that one can't help but eat more, and more, and more....

• cilantro
• parsley
• garlic
• onion
• avocado
• EVOO
• jalapeno
• salt
• pepper
• lime juice

Special tool- food processor. Basically I put all that stuff in the food processor and pulsed it til I got the consistency I wanted. Although in the end I used it as a dip- as the name implies- it's more like a sauce. Loved it! Later today I will make a hasselback potato and pour the leftovers on top!

MEDITERRANEAN TURKEY MEATBALLS

I'm not 100% sure why but I associate meatballs with sports watching. In my mind's eye it's usually old school crockpot meat balls of the Swedish variety. I, of course, couldn't just do that. I had to make it kind-a fancy. Once again I got the recipe from TheKitchn. The dipping sauce is a basic Greek yogurt dip and the meatballs are leaner with the use of ground turkey and lentils as a filling base.













Once mixing the ingredients together you let the flavors meld for 15minutes... also known as preheating your oven time. Shape the meat mixture into spheres and bake at 375 for about 20min.